The CLIP7A image processor

Author

Fountain, T.J. ; Matthews, K.N. ; Duff, Michael J B

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

10

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

310

Lastpage

319

Abstract

A description is given of the CLIP7 image-processing chip. The device is implemented as a custom designed integrated circuit and contains a single processing element for use in arrays of processors. The chip uses 16-bit internal and 8-bit external data buses and divides crudely into two major sections: data processing and data input/output. The first structure to be assembled using these processors is a 256-element linear array, each element incorporating two of the CLIP7 processors. This system, known as CLIP7A, is used both to study the application of partial local autonomy techniques to image processing and also as a fast and convenient system for the emulation of other architectures. CLIP7A software and hardware are also described

Keywords

computer vision; computerised picture processing; microprocessor chips; 16 bit; 8 bit; CLIP7A; computer vision; computerised picture processing; data processing; image-processing chip; microprocessor chip; Assembly; Broadcasting; Computer architecture; Data structures; Emulation; Image processing; Logic arrays; Pixel; Retina; Streaming media;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0162-8828

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/34.3896

Filename

3896